# General Science and Biology NDA PYQ Topic Wise (2016–2026)

> General Science and Biology NDA PYQs: all 211 questions from 42 official papers (2016–2026), by concept with official answers. Asked in 11 of 11 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/nda/topics/gk-biology/

Explore: <a href="/nda/topics/">All NDA topics</a> · <a href="/nda/topics/general-knowledge/">NDA General Knowledge PYQs</a> · <a href="/nda/">NDA hub</a> · <a href="/nda/syllabus-pattern/">Syllabus & pattern</a> · <a href="/nda/2026/">NDA 2026</a>

## Answer first

General Science and Biology PYQs (previous year questions) for NDA: General Science and Biology (General Knowledge) had **211 questions** across the 42 official NDA papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 21 of them. Asked in 11 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Cell Biology, Human Physiology, Plant Tissues.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise General Science and Biology PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's General Science and Biology questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

## Questions by year

Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Other General Knowledge topics

- [Physics PYQs](/nda/topics/gk-physics/)
- [Chemistry PYQs](/nda/topics/gk-chemistry/)
- [History and Freedom Movement PYQs](/nda/topics/gk-history/)
- [Geography PYQs](/nda/topics/gk-geography/)
- [Polity and Economy PYQs](/nda/topics/gk-polity-economy/)
- [Current Events PYQs](/nda/topics/gk-current-events/)

## FAQ

### How many General Science and Biology questions come in NDA?
In the official papers we tagged: 20 in 2026 (2 papers), 19 in 2025 (2 papers), 21 in 2024 (2 papers), 21 in 2023 (2 papers), 21 in 2022 (2 papers), 21 in 2021 (2 papers), 9 in 2020 (1 paper), 20 in 2019 (2 papers), 22 in 2018 (2 papers), 21 in 2017 (2 papers) and 16 in 2016 (2 papers). That is 211 questions in all, about 10% of General Knowledge.

### Which General Science and Biology topics repeat in NDA?
Asked in the most papers: Cell Biology, Human Physiology, Plant Tissues. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official NDA questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official NDA paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.